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Reuters Friday’s earthquake also affected Thailand and China, but its impact has been especially devastating in Myanmar Mandalay used to be known as the city of gold, dotted by glittering pagodas and Buddhist burial mounds, but the air in Myanmar’s former royal capital now reeks of dead bodies. So many…

Gang members stormed the town of Mirebalais in central Haiti on Monday and released about 500 inmates from prison. A spokesman for Haiti’s national police said extra officers had been deployed to the town, which is located 50km (30 miles) north-east of the capital, Port-au-Prince. Police officials said they had…

EPA Presidential elections were last held in Ukraine in 2019 As Ukrainian cities are bombed almost nightly by Russia, the idea of holding elections here might seem fanciful. But in the streets and offices of the capital, Kyiv, the prospect of the country going to the polls is once again…

The Chinese military on Tuesday surrounded Taiwan in what it said was a practice blockade of the island and issued a “stern warning” against Taiwanese separatists as tensions continue to escalate between the two countries. Caroline Baum tells us more. Check out our Latest News and Follow us at Facebook…

An Israeli air strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs has killed at least three people, Lebanon’s health ministry says, putting further pressure on a fragile ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah. The attack was the second on the area known as the Dahieh, where Hezbollah has a strong…

Heavy rain caused flash flooding on the Greek island of Paros on Monday, with water surging through the streets and sweeping vehicles away. Schools were closed and authorities urged residents to avoid travel, according to local media. Further heavy rainfall is expected to hit this week. Check out our Latest…

Getty Images/BBC European politicians Viktor Orban (l), Geert Wilders (c) and Matteo Salvini (r) are among those who reacted to a court ruling banning France’s Marine Le Pen from running for public office Marine Le Pen is an icon of France’s nationalist right: one of the country’s best-known and most…

A Cornell University graduate student who had his US visa revoked due to protest activities against Israel has chosen to leave the US rather than be deported. Momodou Taal, who is a joint citizen of the UK and The Gambia, had his student visa revoked due to his on-campus protest…

Standing in front of a few dozen supporters in a strip-mall parking lot in Ocala, Florida, Monday evening, Democratic congressional candidate Josh Weil made a prediction. The public school math teacher said that in less than 24 hours, he was going to make history by flipping a solidly Republican congressional…

Tom Bateman State Department correspondent Sofia Ferreira Santos BBC News Reuters Mourners gathered at a funeral on Monday after the bodies of 15 people, including paramedics and a UN worker, were found in a mass grave, according to the UN The US has said it expects “all parties on the…